Where does “finocchio” come from?

finocchio (Italian) comes from Latin fēnuculum, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

finocchio (Italian): fennel; queer, poof, nancyboy, faggot; bungler

Definitions

  1. fennel; queer, poof, nancyboy, faggot; bungler

Ancestry of “finocchio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēnuculumfennel
2Latinfēnumhay
3Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “finocchio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →